Security News > 2021 > November > Don't fall for LinkedIn phishing: How to watch for this credential-stealing attack
2021-11-15 16:00
Learn how to detect phishing on LinkedIn and protect yourself from it.
Abusing LinkedIn is one of those techniques that is very effective because a lot of professionals use and depend on LinkedIn for their activities or work relationships.
Kaspersky also warns about phishing emails abusing LinkedIn which leads to a completely different content.
Figure D. Financial crimes from LinkedIn phishing.
Some phishing is done to collect direct LinkedIn credentials, or to entice the user to provide other credentials, like personal or corporate email or even phone number or credit card information.
As seen in this article, LinkedIn phishing can sometimes be tricky to detect.
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